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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
vanishing
salver
may
be
introduced
with
good
effect
in
many
tricks,
as,
for
instance,
that
of
the
Multiplication
of
Money,
above
referred
to,
the
coins
to
be
magically
added
being
placed
upon
the
salver,
whence
they
are
taken
off
one
by
one,
and
commanded
to
pass
into
the
hands
of
the
person
who
holds
the
money.
It
may
also
be
advantageously
used
in
conjunction
with
the
glass
described
at
page
201,
each
coin,
as
it
vanishes
from
the
salver,
being
heard
to
drop
into
the
glass.
THE
“CHANGING”
PLATE.--The
student
has
already
been
made
acquainted
with
various
methods
of
exchanging
a
marked
coin,
etc.,
for
a
substitute.
There
are
still
one
or
two
appliances
for
this
purpose
remaining
to
be
described,
all
taking
the
form
of
metal
plates
or
trays,
but
greatly
varying
in
their
construction.
The
first,
which
we
only
mention
for
the
sake
of
completeness,
as
it
is
now
superseded
by
later
and
better
inventions,
consists
of
a
small
circular
tin
tray,
with
a
round
hole
or
well
in
the
centre,
of
about
an
inch
and
a
half
in
diameter
and
a
quarter
of
an
inch
in
depth.
The
lines
of
the
pattern
are
so
arranged
as
to
make
this
cavity
as
little
noticeable
as
possible.
The
well
is
moveable,
forming,
in
fact,
a
portion
of
a
sliding
piece
below
the
tray,
in
which
sliding
piece
two
such
wells
are
excavated,
the
one
or
the
other
in
turn
corresponding
to
the
opening
in
the
tray,
according
as
the
sliding
piece
is
pushed
backwards
or
forwards.
When
the
tray
is
required
for
use,
the
substitute
coin
is
placed
beforehand
in
one
of
the
two
wells,
which
is
then
pushed
out
of
sight,
and
the
other
brought
below
the
opening.
The
borrowed
coin
is
received
on
the
plate,
and
allowed
to
drop
into
the
empty
well.
As
soon
as
this
is
done,
the
operator,
with
his
forefinger,
which
is
naturally
beneath
the
plate,
draws
back
the
slide,
and
brings
the
other
coin
in
sight,
while
the
genuine
one
drops
into
his
hand.
The
construction
of
the
plate,
though
simple
enough
in
itself,
is
a
little
difficult
to
explain;
but
as
we
only
allude
to
it
in
order
to
counsel
the
student
to
avoid
it,
any
obscurity
in
our
description
is
of
little
importance.
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